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TCD210007AB_MODI Safety Considerations

• Observe all ‘Safety Considerations’ for safe and proper operation to avoid hazards.
• ᜸ symbol indicates caution due to special circumstances in which hazards may occur.

᜸ Warning Failure to follow instructions may result in serious injury or death.

01. Fail-safe device must be installed when using the unit with machinery that

Slim Plastic Single-Beam

may cause serious injury or substantial economic loss. (e.g. nuclear power
control, medical equipment, ships, vehicles, railways, aircraft, combustion
apparatus, safety equipment, crime/disaster prevention devices, etc.)

Area Sensors
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury, economic loss or
fire.
02. Do not use the unit in the place where flammable/explosive/corrosive gas,
high humidity, direct sunlight, radiant heat, vibration, impact, or salinity
may be present.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in explosion or fire.
03. Do not connect, repair, or inspect the unit while connected to a power
source.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire.
04. Check 'Connections' before wiring.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire.
05. Do not disassemble or modify the unit.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire.
06. This product is not safety sensor and does not observe any domestic nor
international safety standard.
Do not use this product with the purpose of injury prevention or life protection, as
well as in the place where economic loss maybe present.

᜸ Caution Failure to follow instructions may result in injury or product damage.

01. Use the unit within the rated specifications.

Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire or product damage.
02. Use a dry cloth to clean the unit, and do not use water or organic solvent.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire.
03. Do not use a load over the range of rated relay specification.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire, relay broken, contact melt,
insulation failure or contact failure.

Cautions during Use

BWP Series • Follow instructions in 'Cautions during Use'. Otherwise, It may cause unexpected
accidents.

PRODUCT MANUAL
• 12 - 24 VDCᜡ power supply should be insulated and limited voltage/current or Class
2, SELV power supply device.
• Use the product, 1 sec after supplying power. When using separate power supply for
the sensor and load, supply power to sensor first.
For your safety, read and follow the considerations written in the instruction • When using switching mode power supply to supply the power, ground F.G. terminal
manual, other manuals and Autonics website. and connect a condenser between 0 V and F.G. terminal to remove noise.
The specifications, dimensions, etc. are subject to change without notice for product • When connecting a DC relay or other inductive load, remove surge by using diodes
improvement. Some models may be discontinued without notice. or varistors.
• Wire as short as possible and keep away from high voltage lines or power lines, to
prevent surge and inductive noise.
• This unit may be used in the following environments.
Features - Indoors (in the environment condition rated in 'Specifications')
- Altitude max. 2,000 m
• Flat body (13 mm) area sensors with Fresnel lens - Pollution degree 2
• High strength PC / ABS plastic body - Installation category II

• High-speed response time under 7ms

• 4 configurations (optical axis : 8 to 20, detection area : 140 to 380 mm)
• Operation test (emitter stop) function, mutual interference prevention function, Job
indicator ON/FLASHING switch, Light ON/Dark ON operation mode switch
• Bright LED indicators on emitter and receiver
• IP40 protection structure (IEC standard)

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Cautions during Installation Dimensions

• Be sure to install this product by following the usage environment, location, and • Unit: mm, For the detailed drawings, follow the Autonics website.
specified ratings. Consider the listed conditions below. • When installing, use M4 bolts for mounting screws and tighten with a torque of
- Installation environment and background (reflected light) 2 N m or less.
- Sensing distance and sensing target Emitter Receiver
- Direction of target’s movement 30 13

- Feature data
• If the installation environment has reflected light from the wall or floor, a interval

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distance of at least 0.3 m is required.
Job indicator (red) Job indicator (red)
• When installing multiple sensors closely, it may result in malfunction due to mutual
interference. Install it by referring to the interference protection and the installation Frequency B indicator (yellow) Operation indicator (red)

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method in the manual. Frequency A indicator (green) Stability indicator (green)

• Do not use in places where the light-receiving sensor is exposed to direct sunlight or
where the ambient illumination is higher than the specification.
• Do not impact with a hard object or bend the cable excessively. That could decrease

B
L

A
the product’s water resistance.
• Use this product after the test. Check whether the indicator works appropriately for
the positions of the detectable object.

Setting switch

20
Ordering Information 2-Ø 4.2

20
Ø 3.5, 3 m
This is only for reference, the actual product does not support all combinations.

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For selecting the specified model, follow the Autonics website. Model Sensing height (A) B Product length (L)
BWP20-08(P) 140 180 190
BWP 20 - ❶ ❷ BWP20-12(P) 220 260 270
BWP20-16(P) 300 340 350
❶ Number of optical axes ❷ Control output
BWP20-20(P) 380 420 430
Number: Number of optical axes No-mark: NPN open collector output
P: PNP open collector output

Operation Timing Chart

Product Components ■ Light ON mode
• Product • Instruction manual ON Level Stable light ON area
Received
light

Unstable light ON area

Sold Separately OFF Level

Unstable light OFF area
• Flat bracket (BK-BWP-ST) • L-shaped bracket (BK-BWP-L)
• Protection bracket (BK-BWP-P□)

Stable light OFF area

Connections ON Stable indicator

OFF (green)
JOB (emitter) / ON Operation indicator
Blue 0V Brown +V Black White SYNC
OUT (receiver) OFF (red)
ON Job indicator
■ NPN open collector output ■ PNP open collector output OFF (red)
Blue Blue ON
Control output
Emitter

Emitter

12 - 24 VDCᜡ 12 - 24 VDCᜡ OFF

Brown Brown
CIRCUIT
CIRCUIT

Black • In Dark ON mode, the waveforms are reversed.

Black
White White

White White
Operation Indicator
Receiver
Receiver

Brown Brown
Cross-flashing at 0.3 sec
ON ◑ Flashing at 0.3 sec interval
Black interval
LOAD OCP
CIRCUIT

CIRCUIT

SCP Flashing simultaneously at

● OFF ◑◑
0.3 sec interval
OCP
SCP Black
LOAD
Blue Blue Emitter Receiver
Indicator Indicator
Item Control
• If the receiver OUT (black) line and the emitter JOB (black) line are not connected each other, the job indicator
Job Job output
of the emitter is not operated and maintains the light status. Green Yellow Green Red
• OCP (over current protection), SCP (short circuit protection) indicator indicator
Power ON ● - - - -
Frequency A
Setting Switch
● - - - -
operation
Frequency B
- - - -
Setting operation
Switch No. Function
ON OFF TEST input ● OFF
Selection of transmission Stable light ON - - ● ● ON
ON OFF ① Frequency B Frequency A
frequency Unstable light ON - - ● ● ● ON
④ ② Selection of Light ON / Dark ON Dark ON Light ON
③ Unstable light OFF - - ● ● OFF
② Selection of ON / flashing for Stable OFF - - ● OFF
③ Flashing ON
① Job indicator
Flashing func. ON - - ◑ ● ◑ OFF
④ Selection of JOB / TEST TEST mode NORMAL mode
Synchronous line
- - OFF
malfunction
Over current - - ◑ ◑ OFF

• The operation of 'Operation indicator (red)', 'Job indicator (red)', 'Control output' is for Light ON, in case of
Dark ON, it is opposite operation against Light ON.
• Malfunction of synchronous line and over current, control output is OFF regardless of the mode.
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Specifications Functions
Model BWP20-08(P) BWP20-12(P) BWP20-16(P) BWP20-20(P) ■ Interference protection (transmitted light frequency change)
Sensing method Through-beam When you install more than two products, there is a risk of mutual interference.
Light source Infrared LED (850 nm modulated light) Change the frequency to prevent this interference. Set one sensor as frequency A and
Sensing distance 0.1 to 5.0 m the other as frequency B via the setting switch.
Sensing target Opaque material
■ Emitter OFF
Min. sensing target ≥ Ø 30 mm
When 0 V is applied to the TEST input of the emitter, the light emission is forcibly
Number of optical axes 8 12 16 20
stopped and the external system can check whether the sensor is operating normally.
Sensing height 140 mm 220 mm 300 mm 380 mm
When the emission is stopped, the light is blocked. In the case of Light ON mode, the
Optical axis pitch 20 mm
control output turns OFF. In the case of Dark ON mode, the control output turns ON.
Response time ≤ 6 ms (frequency B: ≤ 7 ms)
The red LED of the emitter flashes until the TEST input is released.
Operation mode Light ON / Dark ON (switch)
• Control output pulse by TEST input
Functions Emitter OFF, operation mode change, Job indicator ON / flashing
Interference protection Interference protection by transmission frequency selection ON
Setting switch
OFF
Synchronization type Timing method by synchronous line T1 T1 T1 ≥ 50 ms
Emitter: frequency A indicator (green), frequency B indicator (yellow) Control output ON T2 T2
Indicator Receiver: operation indicator (red), stable indicator (green) (Light ON) OFF
Emitter / receiver: Job indicator (red) T2 ≥ 50 ms

Approval ᜢᜫ ᜢᜫ Normal Abnormal

Weight (packaged)
≈ 280 g ≈ 320 g ≈ 360 g ≈ 430 g ■ Operation mode change (Light ON / Dark ON)
(≈ 480 g) (≈ 520 g) (≈ 620 g) (≈ 680 g)
It is available to select with user's preference.
Power supply 12 - 24 VDCᜡ (ripple P-P: ≤ 10 %)
- Light ON: The control output is ON when it is light ON
Current consumption Emitter / receiver: ≤ 80 mA - Dark ON: The control output is ON when it is light OFF
Control output NPN / PNP open collector output model
Load voltage ≤ 30 VDCᜡ
■ Job indicator (ON / flashing)
Load current ≤ 150 mA Job indicator is lighting or flashing to make out work sensing operation more easily.
Residual voltage NPN: ≤ 1 VDCᜡ, PNP: ≤ 2.5 VDCᜡ
Reverse power protection circuit, output short overcurrent
Protection circuit
protection circuit
Insulation resistance ≥ 20 MΩ (500 VDCᜡ megger)
± 240 V the square wave noise (pulse width: 1㎲) by the noise
Noise immunity
simulator
Dielectric strength 1,000 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1minute
1.5 mm double amplitude at frequency of 10 to 55 Hz (for 1 min)
Vibration
in each X, Y, Z direction for 2 hours
Shock 500 m/s² (≈ 50 G) in each X, Y, Z direction for 3 times
Ambient illumination
Ambient light: ≤ 100,000 ㏓
(receiver)
Ambient temperature -10 to 55 ℃, storage: -20 to 60 ℃ (no freezing or condensation)
Ambient humidity 35 to 85 %RH, storage: 35 to 85 %RH (no freezing or condensation)
Protection rating IP40 (IEC standard)
Cable spec. Ø 3.5 mm, 4-wire, 3 m
Wire spec. AWG 24 (0.08 mm, 40-core), insulator diameter: Ø 1 mm
Material Case: PC / ABS, sensing part: PMMA

Troubleshooting
Malfunction Cause Troubleshooting
Power supply Supply the rated power.
Cable incorrect connection, or
Non-operation Check the wiring connection.
disconnection
Out of rated sensing distance Use it within rated sensing distance.
Pollution by dirt of sensor cover Remove dirt by soft brush or cloth.
Non-operation in
sometimes Check the assembled part of the
Connector connection failure
connector
Use it within the rated sensing
Out of the rated sensing distance
distance.
There is an obstacle to cut off the
Control output is
emitted light between emitter and Remove the obstacle.
OFF even though
receiver.
there is not a target
object. There is strong electric wave or
noise generator such as motor, Put away the strong electric wave
electric generator, or high voltage or noise generator.
line, etc.
Synchronous line incorrect
Check the wiring connection.
LED displays for connection or disconnection
synchronous line Break of synchronous circuit of
Contact Autonics Corp.
emitter or receiver
LED displays for Control output line is shorted out. Check the wiring connection.
over current Over load Check the rated load capacity.
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Installations Feature Data

■ For direction of installation ■ Parallel shifting characteristic
Emitter and receiver should be installed in same up/down direction. 5

Emitter Receiver Emitter Receiver

4
Emitter

Sensing distance L (m)

3

■ For reflection from the surface of wall and flat 2

When installing it as below, the light reflected from the surface of wall and flat is not
1
shaded. Please check whether it operates normally or not with a sensing target before
using. (interval distance: ≥ 0.3 m)
Receiver 0.1
Emitter Receiver Emitter Receiver 250 150 50 0 50 150 250
Sensing target
Left ← Center → Right
Sensing target
Reflecting Sensing area ℓ (mm)
Reflecting
light
■ Angle characteristic
light

Floor Wall
8
■ For protection of interference
It may cause interference when installing more than 2 sets of the sensor. In order to
avoid the interference of the sensor, please install as following figures and use the

Sensing distance L (m)

6
transmitted light frequency changing function.
Emitter
• Transmission direction should be opposite between 2 sets.
Receiver1 Emitter1 Emitter2 Receiver2 4

Receiver

2
50 30 10 0 10 30 50
Emitter1 Receiver1 Emitter2 Receiver2 Left ← Center → Right
Operation angle Θ (°)

Emitter1 Receiver1 Emitter1 Receiver1

Receiver2 Emitter2 Emitter2 Receiver2

Emitter1 Receiver1 Emitter1 Receiver1

Receiver2 Emitter2 Emitter2 Receiver2

• Baffle should be installed between 2 sets.

Emitter1 Receiver1 Emitter2 Receiver2

Baffle

• It should be installed out of the interference distance.

: It may be a little different based on installation environment.
: Avoid using the unit in the place where the sensor is exposed directly to the fluorescent
light with high speed start or high frequency.
Emitter1 Receiver1

L D
D (m)

Emitter2 Receiver2 (sensing distance) (installation allowable distance)

0.1 ~ 1 m ≥ 0.2 m
L (m) ≥1m ≥ 0.3 m
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Sold Separately: Bracket

• Unit: mm, For the detailed drawings, follow the Autonics website.
• When using the flat bracket or L-shaped bracket, use the protection bracket first.
When mounting the protection bracket, it is possible to install the flat / L-shaped
bracket, close mounting is available.
• Flat / L-shaped brackets are sold as a set of two each emitter and receiver.
(with M4 bolt × 8)

■F
 lat bracket • Mounting
(BK-BWP-ST)
75
50 18
15
5

13
12.3

Ø 2.2
35
15

10.6
2-4.6

2-

Protection bracket
Ø
4.
6
1.6

■L
 -shaped bracket • Mounting
(BK-BWP-L)

36.6 41
21.6 16 18
15 13
20
5

Ø 2.2
35

10.6
2-4.6

Protection bracket
4.
6

1.6

■ Protection bracket (BK-BWP-P□)

• Mount it from top to bottom of the product.
• The protection bracket is sold as a set of one each for emitter and receiver.
(with M4 bolt × 4)
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67
60
A

2-Ø 3
2-Ø 5 Model A
BK-BWP-P08 194
35 BK-BWP-P12 274
7

13.5 BK-BWP-P16 354

BK-BWP-P20 434
17.5

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